Question & AnswerQ&A (Commonwealth Act No. 80)
The Office of Adult Education was created to carry out the provisions of the Constitution regarding adult education, including eliminating illiteracy and providing vocational and citizenship training to adults.
The Office of Adult Education is created under the Department of Public Instruction.
Its duties include initiating surveys on adult illiteracy, enlisting cooperation from organizations, preparing adult education programs, organizing schools and classes, disseminating information, securing lecturers and trainers, training teachers and organizers, cooperating with related bureaus, and preparing reports and statistics.
The Director of Adult Education is appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.
The Director of Adult Education shall receive an annual compensation not exceeding five thousand pesos, to be fixed by the President of the Commonwealth.
No salary shall be paid to teachers or other persons engaged in adult education work from the appropriated funds; however, the Director may authorize moderate allowances to persons who regularly hold classes monthly.
The primary objectives are to eliminate illiteracy and to provide vocational and citizenship training.
The aggregate salaries for subordinate personnel shall not exceed ten thousand pesos per annum as fixed by the Secretary of Public Instruction.
The law appropriates the sum of one hundred thousand pesos out of the Philippine Treasury for this purpose.
Funds are mainly for printing educational materials such as charts, books, pamphlets, and for traveling and other necessary expenses of persons engaged in adult education work.
Yes, charts, books, pamphlets, circulars, diplomas, and leaflets published by the Office have free use of the mails.
The Office of Adult Education shall cooperate with bureaus like Education, Health, Science, Plant Industry, Commerce and Labor, and with the Philippine Library Association to support adult education and vocational training.
The Act took effect upon its approval on October 26, 1936.